Blog#214 Results Genesis Invitational Feb 17, 2025

Blog#214 Results Genesis Invitational Feb 17, 2025

ROUND 1 Terrible conditions, rainy 60* wind 12-22 MPH only 19 players E par or better.  

1 Denny McCarthy-4 68 Three bogies 5 birdies, eagle on 18. Finish 5-8

2 Patrick Rogers-3 69 One bogie 4 birdies. Finish 3-9

2 Seamus Power-3 69 Bogies 2nd hole then all pars 4 birdies. Finish 24-2

3 Davis Thompson-2 Starts-2 Front 9-2, then 1 bogie 1 birdie on back. Finish 13-4

3 Scottie Scheffler-2 70 Four birdies 2 bogies. Finish 3-9

3 Wyndham Clark-2 70 Starts with bogie then 1 more and 4 birdies. Finish 31-1

7 Nick Dunlap-1 69 One bogie 2 birdies. Finish 17-3

14 Rory McIlroy E 72 Two bogies 2 birdies. Finish 17-3

20 Justin Thomas+1 73 Starts on 10 bogie 11 3 birdies from 14 to 18. Finish 9-6

25 Ludvig Aberg+2 74 Four bogies 2 birdies. Finish  Wins

40 Maverick McNealy+3 75 Starts with 5 bogies 1st 7 hoes. Finish 2 

52 Jordan Spieth+4 76 Six bogies only 2 birdies. Finish Cut

ROUND 2 Weather improved cold 47* no rain.

1 D Thompson(110/1)-8 66 Birdies 6 of his first 13 then 2 bogies birdies 2 of last 3.

2 S Scheffler-7 67 Bogie free RD 1 eagle from sand on #6 with 3 birdies.

3 D McCarthy(150/1)-6 70 One eagle 2 birdies but 2 bogies cost him lead.

4 R McIlroy-5 67 Four birdies 0 bogies front 9, 2 bogies on back.

5 P Rogers(170/1)-4 71 Started on 10 -2 front 9 then bogies 2 on next 3 holes.

5 L Aberg-4 66 Fgtbg gront 9 two birdies 1 eagle, back 3 birdies 1 bogie.

7 N Dunlap(200/1)-3 70 Bogies his 1st hole then 5 pars front 9, +2 on back.

24 M McNealy(60/1)+1 70  One eagle 3 birdies 3 bogies.

CUT +4 SJ Im & J Rose+5, J Spieth+6 (9bogies in 2 RDs), M Homa+7

ROUND 3 Rogers has opportunity to win his 1st. McIlroy & Scheffler may have played themselves out of it.  Finau-5, Cantlay-4, Fleetwood-3 all moved up to tie for 4th.

1 P Rogers-8 68 A bogie free RD until #18, low RD of Day.  Can this be his 1st win?

2 D McCarthy-7 71 Three bogies 4 birdies but still very much in the hunt.

3 L Aberg-6 70 Ace on #3 along with 4 birdies 4 bogies to one up 2 spots.

4 D Thompson-4 76 Birdies 1st hole then 5 bogies to give up lead.

8 J Thomas-3 69 One bogie 4 birdies to get into hunt.

8 R McIlroy-3 74 One DB 2 bogies 2 birdies 1 on #18, poor putting.

8 S Scheffler-3 76 Only 1 birdie with 3 bogies and 1 DB.

8 M McNealy-4 68 One bogie 5 birdies. 

FINAL ROUND

1 L Aberg-12 66 Birdied 4 of last 6 holes including 18 to win. $4.0M

2 M McNealy-11 64 Bogies #14 then 4 pars to lose a 2 stroke lead $2.2M

3 S Scheffler-9 66 Great front 9 5 birdies but bogies on 11&16. $1.2M

17 R McIlroy-3 Four bogies 1 DB only 4 birdies on last 2 RDs. $271K

COMMENTARY

Scheffler and McIlroy looked like they would make a move on Sat or Sun, but fell short.  After RD 3 it looked like Rogers may get his long awaited 1st PGA championship or McCarthy would get his first signature win, but both faltered in RD4.  In RD4 McNealy probably had his best opening 13 holes ever with 9 birdies but Alberg’s outstanding finish ruined his low RD of the day. Finau, Cantlay, and Fleetwood all shot final RDs of 68 for a top 5 finish. The next 2 tournaments, Mexico Open & Cognizant (formally Honda Classic) will have weaker fields, but watch out for all of the above at the next signature event The Arnold Palmer March 6-9, where Scheffler started his 7 tourney win streak last year.